Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol inspects fruit tree seedlings in Camp General Macario G. Peralta in Jamindan, Capiz as part of his Biyaheng Bukid tour around the country to meet with farmers and fisherfolk and get direct feedback on their needs and requirements from the government to improve their lives. Piñol said the Department of Agriculture will help curb armed conflicts in rural areas by encouraging the use of available farm lands in military campsites to help provide food for the camp’s own soldiers provide livelihood to local farmers, whose poverty had always been a prime factor for their recruitment into armed rebel groups. The DA provided 1,500 fruit bearing tree seedlings to Camp Peralta authorities for farming activities in the camp. (photo by Gian Carlo Luague/DA-AFID)